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Gobiosuchus
Gobiosuchus ("Gobi [desert] crocodile") was a gobiosuchid crocodyliform described in 1972 by Polish palaeontologist Halszka Osmólska. It hails from the Late Cretaceous (Early Campanian) of Bayn Dzak (Djadokhta Formation), in the Gobi Desert of Mongolia.
| Gobiosuchus Temporal range: Late Cretaceous, | |
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| Specimen encased in armour | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Clade: | Pseudosuchia |
| Clade: | Crocodylomorpha |
| Family: | †Gobiosuchidae |
| Genus: | †Gobiosuchus Osmólska, 1972 |
| Species: | †G. kielanae |
| Binomial name | |
| †Gobiosuchus kielanae Osmólska, 1972 | |
The type species is Gobiosuchus kielanae. Gobiosuchus kielanae, along with Zaraasuchus shepardi, belongs to the family Gobiosuchidae.
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Skull in multiple views
References edit
- Pol, D. & Norell, M. A., (2004). "A new gobiosuchid crocodyliform taxon from the Cretaceous of Mongolia". American Museum Novitates 3458: 1-31.